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Feb 8 elections to create chaos in Pakistan, warns Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

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  • Abbasi says he’ll decide about new political party after polls.
  • Former PM says election should not be made controversial.
  • Since, 1947 every election has been stolen, he claims.

RAWALPINDI: Pointing towards alleged political engineering in the elections, veteran politician and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday said the general elections slated for February 8 would lead to chaos in the country.

“Making an election purposeful is a job of the political leadership, as this election has become purposeless. The political, military and judicial leaderships of the country should sit together on the table and determine the way forward for the country,” Abbasi said talking to media outside the anti-corruption department office in Rawalpindi. He showed up in the office for interrogation into the case pertaining to embezzlement in the Ghora Gali and Marri Road projects.

The former PM said the election should not be made controversial, as  elections are a revered process and making it controversial would damage the country. Pointing towards alleged rigging in elections, he said the system did not work in 2018 and neither will it work now.

He said the three largest parties of the country had failed to deliver as neither they had the resolution for the solution of the problems. He also predicted that more than one political party would be created in Pakistan soon.

He said he had left the elections, not politics. He said he would decide about forming a new political party after the elections.

Abbasi asked who would hold the National Accountability Board (NAB) and other anti-corruption institutes as they had become the country’s most corrupt organisations.

“Today people ask the world is making progress then why is Pakistan declining in development graph? Since, 1947 every election has been stolen. The masses are disappointed of the election process. You still have time to make this process uncontroversial,” he said.

On the embezzlement case against him, the ex-premier said the notice against him was sent to his spokesperson instead of him, which was a way of harassing a politician in the election process. Imagine, how someone who’s not even contesting elections was being treated then how the one contesting the polls would be treated, he said.

He said he was alleged of giving contract for construction of two roads to his favourite persons. When he asked the department, it said the roads were not even constructed, he said. 

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The PPP requests the image of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on currency notes.

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The resolution was passed during a seminar named ‘Bhutto Reference and History’, which focused on Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

The resolution praised the Supreme Court’s admission that the PPP founder’s trial, which resulted in his execution, was unfair and urged that the federal government confer on him the title of “Quaid-e-Awam” (Leader of the People) and the highest civilian honor, Nishan-e-Pakistan.

Aside from demanding that Bhutto’s image be used on currency notes, the resolution also asked for the construction of a fitting monument in his honor and the designation of his mausoleum as a national shrine.

Furthermore, it demands for the reversal of Bhutto’s unjust death sentence and the creation of a “Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Award” for democracy activists who have given their lives for the cause.

In March, the National Assembly passed a resolution characterizing Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s trial as judicial murder.

The Supreme Court released its reserved opinion on the presidential reference against the ‘controversial’ death sentence imposed on PPP founder, stating that the former prime minister was denied a “fair trial”.

A nine-judge court led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa revealed its decision on the long-pending presidential reference to determine if it can reconsider its verdict, which the PPP and jurists perceive as a historic error.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was sentenced to death under former military dictator General (retired) Ziaul Haq’s administration.

The first elected prime minister of the country was charged with the murder of a political competitor, Nawab Mohammed Ahmed Qasuri, and a trial was held.

Bhutto was executed on April 4, 1979, despite requests and appeals for leniency and pity from various heads of state.

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The ‘clinics on wheels’ initiative is introduced by CM Maryam.

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Punjab is heading toward progress and prosperity, according to Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

Speaking at the ‘clinics on wheels’ project celebration, the chief minister emphasized how this project will improve public health and change the health system.

She emphasized that all of the essential medical facilities were included in the Clinics on Wheels scheme. There would be multiple locations for the 200 mobile clinics. Gynecology services, screenings, immunizations, and medical testing will all be offered at the clinics.

There will be ultrasound equipment available at 50 of the 200 mobile clinic locations. Up to 4 million people will be helped by this endeavor, especially in places without hospital services.

First choice for local physicians to volunteer for this project will be granted to those from 36 districts. Consideration is also being given to the lack of paramedical and nursing personnel.

The project, which was started by Nawaz Sharif and put on hold by the previous administration, is being restarted, according to the chief minister. According to her, her government’s goal is to deliver healthcare right to people’s doors.

Additionally, she revealed that eight districts in Punjab would have the construction of modern cardiology hospitals.

With Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafiq, Imran Nazir, and Health Secretary Ali Khan in attendance, CM Maryam officially launched the clinics on wheels project.

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Governor-rule attempt that is intolerable: Gandapur

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Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of KP denounced the incident on May 9 and promised that those in charge will face national scrutiny.

While eight FIRs have been filed against him in eight different districts, Gandapur stressed that none of the accusations have been validated.

Proving he was going nowhere without a fight, Gandapur issued a warning against tampering with democracy.

Any attempt to obstruct progress will be greeted with strong resistance, he warned, so avoid using disruptive tactics.

Gandapur declared, “We will seize the governor’s mansion and I will not keep quiet about the chief minister’s seat if governor law is imposed.”

With the media there to ensure transparency, the Chief Minister boldly challenged his predecessor, Pervez Khattak, to participate in a public discussion in the Kaaba.

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